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AN ACT
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relating to registration for evacuation and disaster preparedness |
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for clients of home and community support services agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 142, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 142.0201 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 142.0201. REGISTRATION FOR EVACUATION; DISASTER |
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PREPAREDNESS. A home and community support services agency shall: |
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(1) assist clients as necessary with registering for |
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disaster evacuation assistance through 2-1-1 services provided by |
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the Texas Information and Referral Network; and |
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(2) counsel clients as necessary regarding disaster |
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preparedness. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2558 was passed by the House on April |
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2, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2558 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |